Severe Weather and Tornadoes over Oklahoma
Oklahoma City and surrounding areas were struck with severe weather last night, the night of Wednesday 2023-04-19. Nine tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma, making a total of 15 tornadoes from the storm system. Tornadoes were also reported in Nebraska and Iowa. This severe weather took the lives of three Oklahomans.
The radar reflectivity south of Norman, Oklahoma showed a distinct rotational pattern, which is noted in the animation below. The rotation can be seen in the reflectivity around the 00:20Z timestamp (7:20 pm local time).
The Storm Prediction Center, appropriately located in Norman, OK, has issued a slight categorical outlook for today, 2023-04-20.
